Day 12: Exercise Willpower!

It is day 12, Friday and a day that I really need to practice willpower. Willpower is a funny thing, people seem to think you just have it. Often people will say to me 'I just don't have the willpower like you'. To me they make it sound like it's genetic or something. Willpower is not genetic and it very importantly needs practice. Think of the mind as a muscle, we train our muscles hard to be able to do pull ups, squats, and snatches, well we also need to train our minds to have willpower and determination. It goes with that all too true saying practice makes perfect! (We can only try anyway). It is time to exercise that willpower. Over the weekend say no to that Friday glass of red and piece of chocolate, say no to that staff morning tea shout or that Saturday night binge drinking session. Every time you exercise willpower you will feel empowered and proud and eventually it will become a habit. The same goes with negative behaviour, every time you give in or feed your mind with negative thoughts about deprivation of foods it will become a part of you, a habit.

Tips to exercise will power (find what works for you)

• Tell yourself NO! Then remind yourself how you would feel if you gave in.
• Take your mind off the craving by getting up and getting busy with something.
• Remind yourself why you are doing this and of your long term goals.
• Get a drink of water.
• Have your healthy snacks ready to eat so you are not feeling deprived of food.
• Lastly be proud of yourself for not giving in and tell yourself this.  

Today I really had to practice willpower. We had a staffroom shout and the smell of the food was well...devine. I didn't give in though and felt great about it. 

My Food Intake Today

Breakfast: Fresh palm sized salmon fillet. Fried leeks, brussel sprouts, spinach and 1/4 of an avocado.

Snack: 1 Cup green beans. Five fresh prawns.

Lunch: Leftover salad from dinner last night. 6 Cashew nuts.

Snack: Palm sized chicken breast

Post WOD: Almond protein shake.

Dinner: Steak with cauliflower mash, broccoli, home made paleo pesto and tomato sauce. (Shout out to Lucy for cooking this mean meal for me. The steak was cooked to perfection!!! Recipe to come. 

Today I just did a strength training workout because I am trying to get over my cold. I am feeling much better already!

Strength Training

6 x 6 Back Squat

6 x 6 Overhead Squat

6 x 6 BW Pull ups

6 x 6 BW Dips

5 Minutes Abs

My amazing dinner!

Here is a snap of my amazing dinner and the delicious looking work shout I had to exercise will power on today. Also added to this shout was savouries.